Apple is considering a huge change to the next iPhone - here's how app makers are getting ready

Murphy said that whenever there's a big hardware or software change to the iPhone, his team is thinking about how it can shape future games. He said his team is currently working on new mechanics, but didn't mention any specific plans for Force Touch.

He did, however, cite the Lotus visual effect that appeared in newer recently introduced Dots levels as an example of how the team changes gameplay with new mechanics.

"When the Lotus dot touches the board, it transforms the other dots adjacent to it, so the things that are coming out are new bits of content like that," he said.

It will probably provide some useful shortcuts

Rise pointed out another potential use case for Force Touch:Rather than shaking your phone to undo an action, such as typing in a text message, Force Touch could provide an easier way to backtrack.

"I think Force Touch is a bit more conducive and it's better for the user," he said.

Erez Pilosof, who created the email messenger app Hop, said he's planning to use Force Touch as an alternative to the long-press gesture.

"Both will trigger the same action, but if you Force Touch it will be a few milliseconds faster," he said in an email to Business Insider. "So basically I believe Force Touch will be the equivalent of a right mouse click."

But it will have to be really simple in order to catch on, and some developers are still skeptical

Force Touch will only add value to the iPhone if it's implemented in a way that makes sense and is easy to figure out, according to Rise. This will likely impact whether or not developers decide to integrate it into their apps.

"If Force Touch isn't very discoverable, if people don't think to do it automatically, then it's something we won't rely heavily on," he said.

But it's also up to developers to make sure they're tying it into their apps in a way that makes sense.

"Say, if you hide the submenu for a very important feature, like adding a photo, under Force Touch and people don't see a button, that might be hard to use," Rise said.

Not all app creators are convinced that Force Touch would be necessary for their apps if it does debut on the next iPhone. Asher Vollmer, who made the popular game Threes, said he thinks most of his users will still be operating on older iPhones without Force Touch.

"I think it's just too early to see what the potential is or if people even like it," Vollmer said to Business Insider. "I have a hunch that people will sort of play with it but not make it part of any major interaction in their apps."